The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-06
MUCH OF INTEREST.
All Sorts OF Choice bits of Pleasant
Intelligence.
DIE WEST. s. C., April 4, 1857.


DUE WEST, S. C., April 4, 1851.
Rev. w. l.. Pressly assisted DR.. Sloan with
his com mmunion.
We think the hadlngs of the Press and Ban
ner greatly improve the appearance OF the p;'-
r. c. d. gets Off good one on the fellow
with the Van Ruren collar.
The case OF J. +. Franklin as narrated IN
be no mistake about his guilt" His coming
up in person is hard TO explain on the guilty
theory.
We heartily and fully endorse the position
of the Press and Banner on the Temperance
agitation. Moreover we think lis arguments
and position q very fair one.
Dr. o. p. Hawthorne drives handsome
pair OF blacks to O nice new buggy; the ontnt
makes good team. The Doctor make pleh-
Mrs. c. G. Cohen of our town received most
Inappropriate birthday present. 1t was dollar
for every year OF her life. DR.. j. J; Darling
ton, OF Washington, d. C., sent the purse.
He is certainly noble and worthy SON., -,
some of our correspondents missed the
date of our missionary meeting. 1t occurs
next Thursday instead CT last THURSDAY
II is expected that Prof. j. l. Mccain will
deliver the next lecture In the Erskine course
about the middle OF April. How would 1t DO
to have an occasional lecture from tho Fe-
male Faculty? Or an essay?
We are glad to see our Legislatnremen TAX
Ing an Interest in the temperance discussion
in the county. We do think their action In
| the last Legislature lacked vim in this mat
ter However, we may not be able 10 appre-
cate all the obstacles in the way In the halls
of legislation.
his position on the Philadelphia club. We
The clothiers, Means e. MCGEE of Anderson
have their agent Mr. T. B. Milford here selling
| The Quarterly meeting OF the Associate Re-
| formed Presbyterians took place on last sat
| prday evening. It was very interesting. Mr
r. c. Brownlee was called 10 the chair ana
]. B. Bonner requested to act as secretary. A
com mittee of ten-tlve gentlemen and live
iadies-were appointed to look after the grave
yard and keepit more neatly. In order 70
make the meetings more interesting, by mo-
| ton IL was resolved that at the next Quarter
| ly meeting reports be read from the different
| societies connected with the church Also
| that Mr.. H. NJ. Young read a paper on the
subject: "How to make our church meetings
more interesting
! Rev, Stewart of Greenville assisted Rev.
Wsh ss sabbab nn6t with Mr.
John F. Calhoun with number OF good
| stock.
byterian pulpit Sabbath morning, and Dr. La.
| than Sabbath evening. We had two excellent
The Young Mems Christian Association
Rev. Cochrane. J. B. Miller and Prof Miller
made addresses. Great Interest was mani
tested.
or the pleasant things at the last congrega
tional meeting was the presence OF the ladies
We hope this may continue.
\ Our young men speak of getting the Abbe
vile Comets to make the music at the Junior
Exhibition.
We were glad to see Mrs. McCaw and Mrs
DR.. Williams out last Sabbath evening. This
is their first time since they returned TO Due
West.
It Is with pleasure that we learn of the sue
cess of Mr.. William Hardness in his Missis
sippi home. He is now foreman OF printing
office In his town and has charge OF the pape
in the absence of the editor The Abbcvillt
boys seem to do well wherever they go.
The new council as suggested to the voters
RI Monday Is as follows: Intendant, Mr.. John A
Devlin; Wardens, Messrs B. G. DuPre, j. ID
Brownlee, Mr.. Hughes and DR.. Ellis.
This scribe had bad case of roscola las
week or he would have sent the Press dnt
| Banner some dots. X.